Russia accounts for almost half of imports by rail - what goods transported to and from Georgia

In the third quarter of 2023, the sender country for 40.9 percent of total incoming freight value is Russian Federation, for 29.5 percent - Azerbaijan, for 2.9 percent - Romania, for 2.6 percent – Turkmenistan, for 2.0 percent – Belarus, for 1.7 percent - Turkey, for 1.6 percent – China, 0.1 percent- Kazakhstan1 . In the third quarter of 2023, the country of final destination for 11.1 percent of total outgoing freight value is Kazakhstan, for 8.7 percent – Russian Federation, for 8.3 percent – the Armenia and for 4.4 percent – Azerbaijan.

In the third quarter of 2023 Turkey is the final destination country for 10.7 percent of the total transit freight value, Netherlands - for 6.5 percent, Italy - for 6.0 percent and China - for 5.1 percent. In the same period Brazil is sender country for 7.5 percent of the total transit freight value, China - for 3.8 percent, Turkey - for 1.8 percent, United States of America - for 1.6 percent.

In reporting period 30.2 percent of the total freight value is metal ores and other mining and quarrying products, 27.3 percent - coal, crude oil and oil products and natural gas, 13,6 percent - food products, beverages and tobacco.

The distribution by type of goods is different in the case of national transported freights, where 68.9 percent is metal ores and other mining and quarrying products, 12.1 percent - other nonmetallic mineral products, 8.9 percent - coal and lignite; crude petroleum and natural gas.

As for international transported freights incoming goods mainly are coal, crude oil and oil products and natural gas (41.4 percent), other nonmetallic mineral products (25.7 percent) and metal ores and other mining and quarrying products (10.1 percent), while outgoing goods mainly are metal ores and other mining and quarrying products (53.2 percent), food products, beverages and tobacco (25.1 percent), basic metals; fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment (7.9 percent), coal and lignite; crude petroleum and natural gas (3.6 percent).

In the third quarter of 2023, 73.8 percent of the total volume of transit freight value comes on three type of goods, in particular coal, crude oil and oil products and natural gas (29.2 percent), metal ores and other mining and quarrying products (26.2 percent) and food products, beverages and tobacco (18.5 percent).